A Word from Natalie: Perhaps the most impactful thing I have learned in my years of playing and teaching piano is the importance of understanding and properly using the body to achieve artistic playing with the greatest ease. The three greatest catalysts of this in my own education were: my teacher and mentor, Sylvia Coats, […]
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3 Tips to Turn Students into Music Theory Rockstars – Guest Series by Kristin Jensen
3. Apply it What is the one thing you could do that would best give kids the internal drive to master music theory? Teach them the application. When kids realize that music theory empowers them to create their own fun songs they’ll want to learn everything they can from you. Far too often kids study […]
3 Tips to Turn Students into Music Theory Rockstars – Guest Series by Kristin Jensen
2. Make it social Studying piano can be kind of lonely. Kids practice by themselves. Then they sit in a small room with an “old” teacher who for 30 minutes tells them everything they’re doing wrong. Then they go home and repeat. One reason why so many kids end up choosing sports over piano is […]
3 Tips to Turn Students into Music Theory Rockstars – Guest Series by Kristin Jensen
Now that you know the three steps, let’s dive a little deeper into each one and learn some specific action steps you can take to implement these practices in your studio. Make it fun When I was a student, learning theory meant doing written assignments out of a workbook at home. I always completed my […]
3 Tips to Turn Students into Music Theory Rockstars – Guest Series by Kristin Jensen
It was a special day when my first two 4 year old students aced the first grade level theory exam. Kids have proven to me time and again that they are capable of doing so much more than we realize. Those two four year-olds really stretched my creativity as a teacher as I realized that […]
The Beauty of Having a Digital Station in Your Studio – A Guest Post by Susan Nicholes
Do you want to have students who sight read well? Students who get excited when they are given new and challenging assignments? Students who are able to utilize the new technology available only on a digital piano? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions then you will definitely need to add a […]
